Pre 1800s – Vietnam hasDynasticrulers, influenced byChina
LATE 1800s – Vietnam is aFrenchcolony, calledIndochina
1930s – communist revolts led byHo Chi Minhflees to China and USSR
1940s – Ho Chi Minh formsVietminhparty in order to liberate Vietnam – declare independence in 1945
1954 – Vietminh successfullydefeats Frenchin north Vietnam and establish communist government in north
1954 – Vietnam is splittemporarilyby the Geneva Accords, with free elections to be held in 1956 to unite the nation
LATE 1950s – Civil Warin Vietnam between Communist North and American-supported South
PRESIDENTIAL INVOLVEMENT
TRUMAN notes
Sent Military and Economic Aid to France to help them keep their colonies in Indochina, including Vietnam
EISENHOWER notes
Felt that if one country falls to Communism, then others would follow, -- the domino effect. Helped establish a puppet state in South Vietnam and sent military advisers to help in the South. Ngo Dinh Diem leads South Vietnam -won't hold free elections.
KENNEDY notes
U.S. supports an overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. US doesn't want to be soft on Communism. Continued to send advisers -- at his death, there were 16,000 Americans in Vietnam.
JOHNSON notes
Commits to the US more full to the war in Vietnam. Originally sends a few more advisers. "We aren't going to send American boys 10,000 miles away, to do what Vietnamese boys should do." Gulf of Tonkin Incident- USA boats attacked.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
notes
President can "take all necessary measures"
to protect American forces and "prevent further aggression." A BLANK CHECK
Passes unanimously in the House and only has
2 opposing in the Senate.
LBJ states that "we will seek no wider war".
Sec. of Defense Robert McNamera
Operation Rolling Thunder
notes
Operation Rolling Thunder-USA dropped a lot of bombs, (more than they dropped on Germany in WWII) on Vietnam
American ground troops enter Vietnam
notes
3,500 Marines join 20,000+ military advisers are sent to Vietnam
A BRIEF HISTORY OF VIETNAM
Pre 1800s – Vietnam has Dynastic rulers, influenced by China
LATE 1800s – Vietnam is a French colony, called Indochina
1930s – communist revolts led by Ho Chi Minh flees to China and USSR
1940s – Ho Chi Minh forms Vietminh party in order to liberate Vietnam – declare independence in 1945
1954 – Vietminh successfully defeats French in north Vietnam and establish communist government in north
1954 – Vietnam is split temporarily by the Geneva Accords, with free elections to be held in 1956 to unite the nation
LATE 1950s – Civil War in Vietnam between Communist North and American-supported South
PRESIDENTIAL INVOLVEMENT
notes
Sent Military and
Economic Aid to
France to help them
keep their colonies
in Indochina, including
Vietnam
notes
Felt that if one country
falls to Communism, then
others would follow, -- the
domino effect. Helped establish
a puppet state in South
Vietnam and sent military
advisers to help in the South.
Ngo Dinh Diem leads
South Vietnam
-won't hold free elections.
notes
U.S. supports an overthrow
of Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963.
US doesn't want to be soft on
Communism. Continued to
send advisers -- at his death,
there were 16,000 Americans
in Vietnam.
notes
Commits to the US more full to the war
in Vietnam.
Originally sends a few more
advisers. "We aren't going to send American
boys 10,000 miles away, to do what
Vietnamese boys should do."
Gulf of Tonkin Incident- USA boats attacked.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
notes
- President can "take all necessary measures"
to protect American forces and "prevent further aggression."A BLANK CHECK
- Passes unanimously in the House and only has
2 opposing in the Senate.Operation Rolling Thunder
notes
Operation Rolling Thunder-USA dropped a lot of bombs, (more than they dropped on Germany in WWII) on Vietnam
American ground troops enter Vietnam
notes
3,500 Marines join 20,000+ military advisers are sent to Vietnam